2013 Twenty20 Cup

2013 Friends Life t20

Dates	26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) – 17 August 2013 (2013-08-17)
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches	97
Most runs	Craig Kieswetter, Somerset (517)
Most wickets	Azharullah, Northamptonshire (27)
Official website	friendslife.co.uk/t20
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The 2013 FriendsLife T20 was the eleventh edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, a domestic Twenty20 English cricket competition. The competition ran from 26 June to 17 August 2013. The teams and format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Northamptonshire Steelbacks were champions, defeating Surrey in the final to win their first limited overs trophy since 1992.^[1]

The 18 teams were divided into three groups of six and each group played a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team then played in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determined the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups.^[2]

Team	Location	Division	Home ground	Coach	Captain	Overseas player(s)
Derbyshire Falcons	Derby	North	County Ground	Karl Krikken	Wayne Madsen	Shivnarine Chanderpaul Albie Morkel
Durham Dynamos	Chester-le-Street	North	Riverside Ground	Geoff Cook	Dale Benkenstein	—
Essex Eagles	Chelmsford	South	County Ground	Paul Grayson	James Foster	Hamish Rutherford Shaun Tait
Glamorgan	Cardiff	Midlands/Wales/West	Sophia Gardens	Matthew Mott	Marcus North	Nathan McCullum Marcus North
Gloucestershire Gladiators	Bristol	Midlands/Wales/West	Nevil Road	John Bracewell	Michael Klinger	Daniel Christian Michael Klinger
Hampshire Royals	Southampton	South	Rose Bowl	Giles White	Dimitri Mascarenhas	Sohail Tanvir
Kent Spitfires	Canterbury	South	St Lawrence Ground	Jimmy Adams	James Tredwell	Vernon Philander
Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	North	Old Trafford	Peter Moores	Glen Chapple	Simon Katich Mitchell McClenaghan
Leicestershire Foxes	Leicester	North	Grace Road	Phil Whitticase	Josh Cobb	Joe Burns Shakib Al Hasan
Middlesex Panthers	London	South	Lord's	Richard Scott	Neil Dexter	Kyle Mills Adam Voges
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Northampton	Midlands/Wales/West	County Ground	David Ripley	Alex Wakely	Richard Levi Cameron White
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Nottingham	North	Trent Bridge	Mick Newell	David Hussey	Ian Butler David Hussey
Somerset	Taunton	Midlands/Wales/West	County Ground	Andy Hurry	Marcus Trescothick	Alviro Petersen Yasir Arafat
Surrey	London	South	The Oval	Alec Stewart (acting)	Gareth Batty	Kevin O'Brien Ricky Ponting
Sussex Sharks	Hove	South	County Cricket Ground	Mark Robinson	Ed Joyce	Dwayne Smith Scott Styris
Warwickshire Bears	Birmingham	Midlands/Wales/West	Edgbaston	Dougie Brown	Jim Troughton	Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire Royals	Worcester	Midlands/Wales/West	New Road	Steve Rhodes	Daryl Mitchell	Andre Russell Thilan Samaraweera
Yorkshire Vikings	Leeds	North	Headingley Carnegie	Jason Gillespie	Andrew Gale	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	10	7	3	0	0	14	0.329
2	Somerset	10	6	4	0	0	12	0.841
3	Glamorgan	10	5	5	0	0	10	−0.168
4	Warwickshire Bears	10	5	5	0	0	10	−0.410
5	Worcestershire Royals	10	4	6	0	0	8	−0.327
6	Gloucestershire Gladiators	10	3	7	0	0	6	−0.245

Glamorgan Gloucestershire Gladiators Northamptonshire Steelbacks Somerset Warwickshire Bears Worcestershire Royals Glamorgan Gloucestershire 9 wickets Northamptonshire 6 wickets Glamorgan 9 wickets Glamorgan 4 wickets Glamorgan 5 wickets Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire 10 wickets Northamptonshire 17 runs Somerset 9 wickets Warwickshire 6 wickets Gloucestershire 48 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire 7 wickets Northamptonshire 41 runs Northamptonshire 10 runs Northamptonshire 27 runs Worcestershire 37 runs Somerset Somerset 64 runs Somerset 4 wickets Somerset 6 wickets Somerset 10 wickets Worcestershire 8 runs Warwickshire Bears Glamorgan 8 wickets Warwickshire 7 wickets Warwickshire 3 wickets Somerset 10 runs Warwickshire 8 wickets Worcestershire Royals Glamorgan 58 runs (D/L) Worcestershire 5 wickets Northamptonshire 5 runs Worcestershire 5 wickets Warwickshire 7 wickets Home team win Away team win Match abandoned

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	10	7	3	0	0	14	1.009
2	Lancashire Lightning	10	5	3	2	0	12	0.177
3	Durham Dynamos†	10	6	4	0	0	11.75	0.317
4	Leicestershire Foxes	10	4	5	1	0	9	0.417
5	Derbyshire Falcons	10	4	6	0	0	8	−0.604
6	Yorkshire Vikings	10	2	7	1	0	5	−1.223

^†Durham were deducted 0.25 points for a breach of team salary payments in 2012.

Derbyshire Falcons Durham Dynamos Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Yorkshire Vikings Derbyshire Falcons Durham 4 wickets Derbyshire 7 wickets Leicestershire 79 runs Nottinghamshire 6 wickets Yorkshire 6 runs Durham Dynamos Durham 37 runs Lancashire 9 runs Durham 5 wickets Nottinghamshire 8 wickets Durham 76 runs Lancashire Lightning Lancashire 12 runs Lancashire 25 runs Lancashire 4 runs Nottinghamshire 4 wickets Lancashire 8 wickets Leicestershire Foxes Derbyshire 24 runs Leicestershire 11 runs Match tied Leicestershire 7 wickets Leicestershire 10 wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws Derbyshire 16 runs Durham 3 wickets Nottinghamshire 60 runs Nottinghamshire 7 wickets Nottinghamshire 6 wickets Yorkshire Vikings Derbyshire 2 wickets Durham 4 wickets Match tied Yorkshire 7 wickets Nottinghamshire 25 runs Home team win Away team win Match abandoned

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Hampshire Royals	10	8	1	0	1	17	0.810
2	Surrey	10	7	3	0	0	14	0.915
3	Essex Eagles	10	5	4	0	1	11	−0.040
4	Middlesex Panthers	10	5	5	0	0	10	−0.194
5	Kent Spitfires	10	3	7	0	0	6	−0.941
6	Sussex Sharks	10	1	9	0	0	2	−0.520

Essex Eagles Hampshire Royals Kent Spitfires Middlesex Panthers Surrey Sussex Sharks Essex Eagles Abandoned No result Essex 62 runs Middlesex 8 wickets Surrey 61 runs Essex 6 wickets Hampshire Royals Hampshire 5 wickets Kent 8 runs Hampshire 8 runs Hampshire 5 wickets Hampshire 4 wickets Kent Spitfires Essex 47 runs Hampshire 62 runs Middlesex 4 wickets (D/L) Surrey 31 runs Kent 9 runs Middlesex Panthers Middlesex 7 wickets Hampshire 7 wickets Middlesex 9 wickets Surrey 86 runs Sussex 24 runs Surrey Essex 8 wickets Hampshire 7 wickets Surrey 5 wickets Surrey 15 runs Surrey 3 runs Sussex Sharks Essex 7 wickets Hampshire 5 wickets Kent 8 wickets Middlesex 6 wickets Surrey 10 runs Home team win Away team win Match abandoned

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

M2

Somerset

148/6

S2

Surrey (H)

151/7

S2

Surrey

145/6

S1

Hampshire Royals

142/9

S1

Hampshire Royals (H)

202/3

N2

Lancashire Lightning

201/4

S2

Surrey

92

M1

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

194/2

M1

Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)

183/4

N3

Durham Dynamos

147/6

M1

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

171/3

S3

Essex Eagles

168/5

S3

Essex Eagles

187/6

N1

Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)

140

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The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.^[3]

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
Durham	215/6	Yorkshire	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Northamptonshire	206/3	Gloucestershire	College Ground, Cheltenham
Sussex	202/3	Middlesex	Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Hampshire	202/3	Lancashire	Rose Bowl, Southampton
Lancashire	201/4	Hampshire	Rose Bowl, Southampton

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.^[4]

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
Craig Kieswetter	Somerset	517	11	64.62	137.13	89*	0	5	46	19
Michael Carberry	Hampshire	502	11	55.77	142.61	100*	1	4	59	16
Cameron White	Northamptonshire	417	13	46.33	125.60	71*	0	4	29	18
Phil Mustard	Durham	379	11	34.35	123.45	91	0	3	41	11
Michael Klinger	Gloucestershire	366	10	52.28	129.32	108*	1	2	33	11

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.^[5]

Player	Team	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground
Richard Levi	Northamptonshire	110*	62	15	4	Gloucestershire	College Ground, Cheltenham
Michael Klinger	Gloucestershire	108*	64	9	5	Worcestershire	County Ground, Bristol
Michael Carberry	Hampshire	100*	66	11	3	Lancashire	Rose Bowl, Southampton
Michael Lumb	Nottinghamshire	96	52	14	3	Durham	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Steven Davies	Surrey	95*	70	12	1	Kent	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.^[6]

Player	Team	Wkts	Inns	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
Azharullah	Northamptonshire	27	12	12.62	10.1	7.44	4/14
Reece Topley	Essex	21	11	13.23	10.5	7.51	4/26
David Willey	Northamptonshire	21	12	13.33	12.1	6.58	4/9
Yasir Arafat	Somerset	20	11	14.60	12.3	7.90	4/5
Jade Dernbach	Surrey	18	12	16.44	14.7	6.70	3/15

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.^[7]

Player	Team	Overs	Figures	Opponent	Ground
Graham Wagg	Glamorgan	3.0	5/14	Worcestershire	New Road, Worcester
Jack Brooks	Yorkshire	4.0	5/21	Leicestershire	Headingley, Leeds
Graeme White	Nottinghamshire	4.0	5/22	Lancashire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Mitchell McClenaghan	Lancashire	4.0	5/29	Nottinghamshire	Old Trafford, Manchester
Moeen Ali	Worcestershire	4.0	5/34	Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton

Sky Sports showed many games during 2013, after showing them throughout the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. S4C also offers some coverage with a few Glamorgan matches available with Welsh commentary.

Country	TV Broadcaster(s)	Notes
United Kingdom	Sky Sports	Official Broadcasters of the tournament.
Pakistan	Pakistan Television Corporation	Broadcast on PTV Sports.
India	ESPN Star Sports	Broadcast on STAR Cricket.
Wales	S4C	Broadcast in Welsh commentary.
Australia	Fox Sports Pty Limited	Broadcast on Fox Sports

• Tournament Site – Cricinfo
• Friends Life t20 Microsite